About Scope

Scope’s mission is to enable each person to live as an empowered and equal citizen. We support people with physical, intellectual and multiple disabilities and developmental delays to achieve their goals. Across Victoria, Scope provides services to thousands of people with a disability in more than 100 service locations.

Scope is a registered provider under the NDIS and delivers a range of services including supported independent living, short term accommodation (respite), lifestyle options and therapy.

Scope was recently named on the Australian Financial Review's Top 100 Most Innovative Companies' in Australia and New Zealand.

About The Role

Scope has an exciting and unique opportunity for a Community Activity Workshop Facilitator to work within the Communication and Inclusion Resource Centre (CIRC).

This is an Identified position, applicants must have lived experience of disability.

The Disability Awareness Team exists to teach the importance of seeing the person. Led by people with lived experience of disability, the team runs training and education programs in schools, corporate and community organisations. Our programs include real-world examples and fun activities to help participants build confidence and awareness about disability in everyday life. You will be joining this team to deliver sport and recreation workshops with another Scope trainer in Secondary Schools.

You will be responsible for preparing and delivering Community Activity Workshops with another trainer to groups of school students across metropolitan and regional Victoria. Community Activity Workshops will be delivered in-person and online.

The aim of Community Activity Workshops will be to develop the skills and knowledge on how to improve the inclusion and promotion of people with disability in sport and recreation activities. These workshops extend on what the school students learn about disability and inclusion in Scope’s Disability Awareness programs.

As a facilitator, you will work with the Disability Awareness team. You will provide feedback to the team to contribute to the ongoing development and quality of the Community Activity Workshop.

This position is best suited to a person living with disability, who is passionate about sport and hobbies, and who loves to tell stories about your experiences.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Deliver high quality Community Activity Workshops along with another Scope trainer
  • Workshops will be delivered to groups of school students
  • Workshops may be delivered in-person or online
• Travel to various locations in Melbourne and regional Victoria, including Geelong as needed
• Work with Disability Awareness and Community Inclusion team members to understand Community Activity Workshop requirements
• Develop rapport with school students and teachers during workshops
• Work with the Scope trainer and school group teacher during activities to ensure smooth running of workshops
• Work well in a team environment
• Contribute to team feedback and reporting
• Be organised, on-time, and professional in your interactions

About You

You are a person with a lived experience of disability.

You have:

• a passion for sport and recreation activities
• a passion for making communities inclusive of people with disability

You might have:

• experience working with people with disabilities
• experience in public speaking, training, or facilitation
• experience working with school students and teachers

Before you start work, you will need to have:

• a Working with Children’s check
• an NDIS Worker Screening Check
• the ability to work in Australia (visa requirements are met)
• a COVID-19 digital certificate

Scope as an Employer

Successful candidates will enjoy a range of staff benefits including flexibility to suit your work-life balance, continuous development and training, competitive remuneration and salary packaging and purchased annual leave scheme. You will also get the unique chance to work in a sector that is seeing the biggest social reform since the introduction of Medicare.

Take your career on a journey with Scope and work proactively with us to achieve our mission!

If you have any questions about the role, you can talk to:

• Nicole Marshall, Disability Awareness Coordinator
• call 0457 825 883
• email [email protected], using the subject line: Community Activity Workshop Facilitator enquiry via EthicalJobs

If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, you can:

• email [email protected]

You can ask for adjustments and supports to:

• ask questions about the role
• complete your application online
• attend the interview